Can 6+6+2 pin cables to 8+6+2 pin be done using a 6 to 8 pin adapter?

[Jorge A Martinez]

So, I am sorry if this has been asked before, but my PSU (EVGA 1600W P2) has 9 VGA power cables, 6 are 6+2+6 pins "Y" cables, and the remaining 3 are 8 pin, this is a modular psu and I want to keep it as clean as I can (less cables), my question is can I put a 6pin to 8pin in the 6+6+2 connectors so I can have a total of 8+6+2 pins on every one of those? (This is to run 4 video cards) I hope I made sense!! Thanks!

 

[Danbuscus25]

im not 100% sure, but every time you split an 8/6+2 pin, you can get 2 6pin connectors from it, and it takes 2 6-pin connectors to reach the power of a 8/6+2 pin connector. However, may I ask what graphics cards you are running? unless they take 2 8-pin connectors, you shouldnt need any splitters.

 

[MarkW]

6+2 = 8 pin.
Those are designed to work with either a 6 pin or an 8 pin. Thus, the 6+2 name.

 

[Jorge A Martinez]

Dang accidentally hit best answer, I was going to say I have 4 gtx 780 ti, which are 2x8 pin each, I asked the moderator to unselect best answer.

 

[Danbuscus25]

You can plug a 6+2 cable into a 8-pin connector, as stated above, the 6+2 is meant to be usable with either a 6 or 8 pin connector.

 

[Jorge A Martinez]

Yes I am aware of the 6+2, but can a 6/6+2 be a 8/6+2 via cable splitter?

 

[Danbuscus25]

Im sorry, im a little confused as to what you are asking.

 

[Jorge A Martinez]

I mean, can i put a 8 pin adapter into a 6 pin? like these? http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-Express-Power-Adapter-PCIEX68ADAP/dp/B001TK3TJY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435734576&sr=8-1&keywords=6+pin+to+8+pin&pebp=1435734578302&perid=1H83A10GRK12593ME4EF

 

[Jorge A Martinez]

The total pins for the cables are 6+8 but I need 8+8

 

[Danbuscus25]

Oh, so like if you were to take the 6-pin part of a 6+2 pin connector and plug it into that adapter, then plug the 8-pin of the adapter into your graphics card? you should be able to do that, but why do you want to?

 

[Jorge A Martinez]

Something like that, Its not a 6+2 pin connector is a Y connector and it has a 6 pin part and a 6+2 part, I want to do what you said but with the 6 pin part. so I have 8pin and 6+2 pin.

 

[MarkW]

I've been in this business for 35 years. WTH is a 6+6+2 connector?

There are 6 pin, 6+2 pin, and 8 pin connectors. I have no clue what a 6+6+2 thing is. There is most certainly no video card that needs a 14 pin connector. Some use a 6-pin and a 8 pin. Others use a pair of 6-pin. Some use one or the other.

If you have a 1600 watt power supply, it has more than enough cables to connect any video card on the planet. But they will be 6+2 connectors.

 

[Jorge A Martinez]

What I meant by 6+6+2 is a Y connector that has a 6 pin and a 6+2 pin, like these http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/3515/2313.video.jpg, my gtx 780 ti need 16 pins each (2x8 pins)

 

[Jorge A Martinez]

I do this so I have less cables.

 

[Danbuscus25]

Ah, i get it now. your psu has 6 pin connectors, without the +2 part? weird, i thought your psu had only 6+2's and 8's. You could get a splitter that you plug 2 6-pin connectors into it and it will combine them into a single 8-pin, if thats what you are asking.